The Dordt University men's soccer team defeated Northwestern 1-0 in the semifinals of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) postseason tournament.
The win propels the Defenders into the conference championship match for the first time in program history. Dordt advances with a 12-5-3 record while Northwestern ends the season at 10-5-4.
Both teams accounted for four shots, three on-goal, in a competitive and scoreless first half.Â
Still 0-0 at the 81st minute, Defenders forward
Ike D'Silva scored the game-winner with a header on a cross hit by
Pablo Martin.Â
By the Numbers:
- Dordt outshot Northwestern 12-8, including a 9-6 shots on-goal advantage
- both D'Silva and Joseba Zabala led Dordt with two shots on-goal
- Alvaro Boned (12-5-2) made two saves and earned his second consecutive shutout
- Juan Miranda led Northwestern with two shots on-goal
- Edoardo Alessandrini (10-5-4) stopped seven Dordt shotsÂ
Notes:
- Dordt played with an 11 vs 10 advantage for the final 24 minutes after a red card was issued to a Northwestern player
- the Defenders are now 1-6 all-time in the GPAC semifinals
- this was the first win for the Defenders against Northwestern in the postseason (1-3)
- D'Silva scored his sixth goal of the season
- Martin recorded his eighth assist of the season, second most on the team behind Jayden Donald
- Dordt extended its unbeaten streak to nine matches (7-0-2), tied for third most all-time
- the Defenders are now 14-20-3 all-time against Northwestern
- this was the first win against the Red Raiders since 2014Â
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